diff --git a/FreeDMR-SAMPLE.cfg b/FreeDMR-SAMPLE.cfg
index 73a2054..add79e1 100755
--- a/FreeDMR-SAMPLE.cfg
+++ b/FreeDMR-SAMPLE.cfg
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ SUB_ACL: DENY:1
 TGID_TS1_ACL: PERMIT:ALL
 TGID_TS2_ACL: PERMIT:ALL
 GEN_STAT_BRIDGES: False
+ALLOW_NULL_PASSPHRASE: False
+ANNOUNCEMENT_LANGUAGE: en_GB
+
 
 
 # NOT YET WORKING: NETWORK REPORTING CONFIGURATION
diff --git a/bridge_master.py b/bridge_master.py
index 4d19295..7375cee 100755
--- a/bridge_master.py
+++ b/bridge_master.py
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ import re
 from twisted.internet.protocol import Factory, Protocol
 from twisted.protocols.basic import NetstringReceiver
 from twisted.internet import reactor, task
-#We're going to *try* and be thread safe
-#from twisted.python import threadable
-#threadable.init(1)
-
-from threading import Semaphore
 
 # Things we import from the main hblink module
 from hblink import HBSYSTEM, OPENBRIDGE, systems, hblink_handler, reportFactory, REPORT_OPCODES, mk_aliases
@@ -666,6 +661,7 @@ def mysqlGetConfig():
         logger.debug('(MYSQL) problem connecting to SQL server, aborting')
         return
     
+    sql.close()
     reactor.callFromThread(mysql_config_check,SQLGETCONFIG)
     
 
@@ -926,7 +922,6 @@ def mysql_config_check(SQLGETCONFIG):
     #CONFIG['SYSTEMS'].update(SQLCONFIG)
    
     SQLCONFIG = {} 
-    sql.close()
 
 class routerOBP(OPENBRIDGE):
 
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index e6a7825..0004795 100755
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ def build_config(_config_file):
                     'TG1_ACL': config.get(section, 'TGID_TS1_ACL'),
                     'TG2_ACL': config.get(section, 'TGID_TS2_ACL'),
                     'GEN_STAT_BRIDGES': config.getboolean(section, 'GEN_STAT_BRIDGES'),
-                    'ALLOW_NULL_PASSPHRASE': config.getboolean(section, 'ALLOW_NULL_PASSPHRASE')
+                    'ALLOW_NULL_PASSPHRASE': config.getboolean(section, 'ALLOW_NULL_PASSPHRASE'),
+                    'ANNOUNCEMENT_LANGUAGE': config.get(section, 'ANNOUNCEMENT_LANGUAGE')
                     
                 })